[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 3]
[House]
[Page 3609]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




      PROVIDING FOR AN ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Emmer of Minnesota) laid before the 
House the following privileged concurrent resolution:

                            S. Con. Res. 34

       Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 
     concurring), That when the House adjourns on any legislative 
     day from Wednesday, March 23, 2016, through Friday, April 8, 
     2016, on a motion offered pursuant to this concurrent 
     resolution by its Majority Leader or his designee, it stand 
     adjourned until 3:30 p.m. on Monday, April 11, 2016, or until 
     the time of any reassembly pursuant to section 2 of this 
     concurrent resolution, whichever occurs first.
       Sec. 2. (a) The Speaker or his designee, after consultation 
     with the Minority Leader of the House, shall notify the 
     Members of the House to reassemble at such place and time as 
     he may designate if, in his opinion, the public interest 
     shall warrant it.
       (b) After reassembling pursuant to subsection (a), when the 
     House adjourns on a motion offered pursuant to this 
     subsection by its Majority Leader or his designee, the House 
     shall again stand adjourned pursuant to the first section of 
     this concurrent resolution.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the consideration of 
the concurrent resolution?
  Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, reserving my right to object, and Mr. 
Speaker, I will not ultimately object; but on Thursday or Friday last, 
I had an extended conversation with the majority leader about 
adjourning. I pointed out to the majority leader at that point in time 
that there were a number of critical health issues pending that needed 
to be addressed by this House. Frankly, we should not be adjourning 
without doing so.
  Zika is a threat to young women, to young men, and to our populations 
in Puerto Rico and in the Virgin Islands, and we should have responded 
to the President's supplemental request so that it could be effectively 
responded to.
  In addition, we still have the ongoing Flint water crisis, caused by 
the negligence, frankly, of the Governor and the Department of 
Environmental Quality in Michigan. Thousands of young people have been 
put at risk.
  We also, of course, have the opiate addiction crisis with which we 
ought to be dealing. It is an immediate threat to each and every one of 
our communities.
  Lastly, I am pleased that the Speaker and the majority leader are 
working towards an early consideration, as soon as we get back, of 
legislation which will allow Puerto Rico to face the financial crisis 
that confronts it.
  As I said, Mr. Speaker, I will not object, but it is lamentable that 
we have not dealt with these four critically important issues before we 
adjourn.
  I withdraw my reservation.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The reservation is withdrawn.
  Without objection, the concurrent resolution is concurred in.
  There was no objection.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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